Vatican
City, 14 June 2012 (VIS) - "On the afternoon of Wednesday 13 June,
Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith and president of the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei',
met with Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general of the Society of St.
Pius X who was accompanied by an assistant. Also present at the
encounter were Archbishop Luis Ladaria S.J., secretary of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Msgr. Guido Pozzo,
secretary of the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei'", according to a
communique released today by the Holy See Press Office.

"The
purpose of the meeting was to present the Holy See's evaluation of the
text submitted in April by the Society of St. Pius X in response to the
Doctrinal Preamble which the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith
had presented to the Society on 14 September 2011. The subsequent
discussion offered an opportunity the provide the appropriate
explanations and clarifications. For his part, Bishop Fellay illustrated
the current situation of the Society of St. Pius X and promised to
make his response known within a reasonable lapse of time.

"Also
during the meeting, a draft document was submitted proposing a
Personal Prelature as the most appropriate instrument for any future
canonical recognition of the Society.

"As was stated in the
communique released on 16 May 2012, the situation of the other three
bishops of the Society of St. Pius X will be dealt with separately and
singularly.

"At the end of the meeting the hope was expressed
that this additional opportunity for reflection would also contribute
to reaching full communion between the Society of St. Pius X and the
Apostolic See".

Carl E. Olson is editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight.

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